John Grant is a handsome young teacher from Sydney whose comfortable middle-class existence has taken a bit of an unexpected turn. The financial bond he signed with the government in exchange for his teaching degree has forced him to accept a post in a tiny outback school and life is just…well, a bit shit. Stuck … Continue reading
Sometimes you just need to skip the original and jump straight to the sequel. I read about this little Hong Kong gem in Cinema Sewer vol 4, where Robin Bougie sang its praises. Seeing as I have next to no experience of Hong Kong action films, it was as good a place to start as … Continue reading
They just don’t make’em like they used to…that goes for both movies and computer games. So, here are some screen grabs from the best of both worlds…Nintendo NES games based on awesome movies.
2013 was a rather slow year for movies. I only managed to watch a paltry 107, which looks quite lame compared to the the 200 I sat through in 2012. But, but…I did see some awesome awesome stuff… Continue reading
I haven’t quite decided if I should continue with this thing or not. 2013 was a bit of a non-bloggy year for me and I’m not feeling any great desire to write posts at the moment. But, we’ll see. I didn’t really have the energy to think about end-of-year lists properly. Here are some random … Continue reading
I went to see Billy Wilder’s 1960 classic The Apartment the other day. It’s a film I’d seen a fair amount of times before and I do own it on DVD…somewhat bizarrely, it’s an official Chinese release that I once found on the streets of London. Anyway, I’d never had the pleasure of seeing it … Continue reading
The psychotic matriarch and her over-protected offspring. Where would horror cinema be without them? So, The House On Sorority Row. The title alone comes with certain expectations. I’d say most of the action will be set in or around one house. Surely there will be a party. And sex of course, since this is a … Continue reading
Horror month continues with Fatal Games, where a javelin-wielding maniac goes after a bunch of student athletes. Continue reading
Kicking off Horror Month 2013 with the atrocity that is Cannibal Girls. Continue reading
Here are some photos I took last Saturday at the George Tavern. Continue reading
Records Make Great Pets 